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MESSAGE  OF  THE   PRESIDENT. 


Confederate  States  of  America,  \ 

Executive  Office,  > 

Richmond,  September  24,  1862.      ) 

To  the  Senate 

and  House  of  Representatives  : 

I  herewith  transmit  for  your  consideration,  a  communication  from 
the  Secretary  of  War,  covering  an  estimate  for  a  deficiency  in  the  ap- 
propriation for  ordnance. 

I  recommend  an  appropriation  of  the  amount,  and  for  the  purpose 
specified. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


CONFEDERATE  STATES  OF  AMERICA, 

War  Department, 
Richmond,  Va.,  Sept.  17,  1862. 

His  Excellency  Jefeerson  Davis, 

President  Confederate  States  America  : 

Sir  : — I  have  the  honor  to  enclose  duplicate  estimates  for  a  deficien- 
cy in  the  appropriation  for  the  ordnance,  with  an  explanatory  letter 
from  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau. 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

GEO.  W.  RANDOLPH, 

Secretary  of  War. 


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Ordnance  Office, 
Richmond,  Sept.  15th,  1862. 

Hon.  Geo.  W.  Randolph, 

Secretary  of  War : 

Sir  : — I  have  the  honor  to  submit  herewith  "  Estimates  of  Funds,'* 
for  months  of  October  and  November, — amounting  to  $4,000,000. 

This  additional  amount  is  rendered  necessary,  because  the  requisi- 
tion of  the  Bureau  was  cut  down  from  ($15,000,000)  fifteen  million 
to  ($11,500,000)  eleven  and  a  half  million,  on  the  last  appropriation. 
The  amount  of  importations  have,  also,   somewhat  exceeded  the 
estimate.  Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

J.  GORGAS, 
Colonel  and  Chief  of  Ordnance. 


Ordnance  Office, 
Richmond,  Sept.  15th,  1862. 

[Duplicate.] 

Estimate  of  Funds  required  by  Ordnance  Bureau  to  meet  deficiencies  during 
tlie  months  of  October  and  November,  1862,  as  follows  : 

Ordnance  service  in  all  its  branches,  including  the  pur- 
chase of  Ordnance  and  Ordnance  stores — imported,    -    $4,000,001) 


Total,    ------    $4,0011.00(1 


J.  GORGAS, 

Colonel  and  Chief  of  Ordnance. 


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